St Luke's Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

We have a number of policies and procedures in place that contribute to our safeguarding commitment, including our Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy which can be viewed on this page and in the Policies section of our website.

We listen to our pupils and take seriously what they tell us. All school staff are trained in Child Protection, and children are made aware of the adults they can talk to if they have any concerns. Staff are trained to look out for signs of physical/emotional harm or neglect and are required to report these to the Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL).

Sometimes we may need to share information and work in partnership with other agencies when there are concerns about a child’s welfare. We will ensure that our concerns about our pupils are discussed with his/her parents/carers first unless we have reason to believe that such a move would be contrary to the child’s welfare. We want to ensure that children are safe online and ask parents and carers to be vigilant and aware of the increased risks linked to children using technology and social media platforms. It is important you are aware of appropriate filtering and security and monitoring systems in place to protect children from potentially harmful content online. We actively support the Government’s Prevent Agenda to counter radicalism and extremism.

Safeguarding Team

At St Luke's we have a team of Designated Safeguarding Leads (DSL).

Our DSL is:

 Monica Dickman (Acting Assistant Headteacher, SENCo, Inclusion Manager)

Our Deputy DSLs are:

Tom O'Donnell (Headteacher)

  Keith Grey (Acting Assistant Headteacher, Year 6 teacher, English coordinator) 

  Anisa Lucey (Learning Mentor)

Jenny Phillips (Assistant Headteacher, Year 2 teacher, Computing Lead)

Policies

The internal link below will take you to our policy section where you can find our:

• Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy
• Online Safety Policy
• Behaviour, Positive Relationships and Anti-Bullying Policy
• RSE Relationships and Sex Education
• Attendance Policy
• Staff code of conduct
• Whistleblowing
• Volunteers Policy

Online Safety

Make sure your children are careful when they are using the internet. It can help children to keep in touch with friends and help their education – but it can also cause harm – to them and to others.

Remember help is always available at school if your children are having any problems online. You and they can talk to their teacher or another adult in school.

It is a good idea for parents to check your children's devices regularly.  It is easy for children to access inappropriate or dangerous content where children don't always understand the meanings of words or their impact.

Click the links below for information about parental controls and monitoring tools and general tips and advice.

Inclusive Digital Safety Advice Hub

Parentsafe

UK Safer Internet Centre

Barnardo's - Is my child safe online?

If you or anyone you know is worried about Child Exploitation, Online Protection or anything related to Internet safety please click the links below which will take you to the CEOP reporting website:

CEOP

Think you know age 5-7

Think you know age 8-10

Think you know age 11-18

Help available - 

Childline for under 12s

Childline has a website aimed at children under the age of 12.

This provides age appropriate content on topics like bullying, family, friends, feelings, school, abuse and staying safe in the community and online.  There are also fun things to make and do - make art, play games and watch videos.

Click here to visit Childline kids

NSPCC

The NSPCC website has support and tips to help you keep your children safe.  From advice on children's mental health to staying safe online, support for parents and what to do if you are worried about a child.

Click here to visit Keeping children safe NSPCC

Contacts

Children's Social Care

Click here for details

Helplines

Childline

0800 1111

NSPCC helpline

0808 800 5000

Click the link below to see all our policies